[pissant]

Yet another quagmire of the Bush Legacy. /sarc

[Bringbackthedraft]

Who are they polling? We have the lowest rate of unemployment in years here in Florida. Help wanted signs all over the place. I guess there aren't enough 50k a year starting salaries ofr HS drop outs?

[Mo1]

Independents in particular have become more negative in their views of the economy this year, and now are much closer to the negative attitudes of Democrats than to the more rosy views of Republicans.

Could it be because most Independents are actually Democrats??

[RightWingAtheist]

The Democrats must be correct in their assessment of the economy. After all, they're the reality-based community

[rightinthemiddle]

There are five reasons for this:

1. The Media lies.

2. Most people are whiners.

3. The Media lies.

4. The price of a gallon of gas

5. The Media lies.

[kb2614]

The MSM have served there masters well.

[Obadiah]

Ya think the MSM dumping every day over Iraq, the economy, and anything else to do with Bush has anything to do with creating a downer attitude?

You know if this were Clinton the MSM would all be singing "Glory Hallelujah, What a Wonder Is he."

[longtermmemmory]

push polling.

Is the gallup organization that stupid?

It is really too bad there is no FreeRepulicTV.

[Tarpon]

The real question is why the Republicans don't bring it up and make it stick. They could do every interview with an initial speech about the economy.

[mewzilla]

All alone?

Not according to Gallup's own poll numbers. That headline's a lie.

[in hoc signo vinces]

Typical scenario:

There's a group think lib that works at the company I do...she just bought a new car, is on the all employee stock option plan, the company is doing great...yada, yada, yada...but...to her "The economy is just terrible under Bush."

She wont listen to the facts, doesnt understand the country has had several quarters of about 3% growth, that the unemployment rate is at 4.8% (pretty much full employment in macro economic terms)...just doesnt care...cuz in her small mind...Bush is evil.

Sad.

[The_Victor]

Views of the economy remain highly partisan, with Republicans the most positive, Democrats most negative, and independents somewhere in the middle.

Which means people aren't basing their view of the economy on numbers, but on rhetoric. The media wing of the DNC, aka the MSM, is doing their part to help get their people elected.

[JohnLongIsland]

if you think your economic condition is not up to snuff, work harder.

[hedgetrimmer]

Come Sunday, Pacific Gas and Electric Co.'s residential customers will see, on average, an 11.1 percent increase in the price they pay for electricity.

The increase in their natural gas costs will be worse. Those are expected to soar in January to levels 43.4 percent higher than they were a year ago, extending a three-month run-up in gas prices.

The result: The average PG&E customer will face a combined bill of $224.06 in January, compared with $175.22 a year ago.

[BlueNgold]

Once again the liberal/socialist mantra:
Tell a lie long enough and eventually it will be believed without question.

[Rippin]

So much for the thought that the media should be informing people of what the facts are rather than asking them if their feelings match reality and making a story out of it.

[Willie Green]

Yet another quagmire of the Bush Legacy.

Dubya lacks the intellectual fexibility and vision to adapt to changing economic conditions.
He'll blindly adhere to globization strategies even as they erode and undermine our nation's economic security. But what else could you expect from someone who spent the first 40 years of his like curled up inside a keg of beer? Sheeeeesh... nothing says "stupidity" like clinging to same policies that are dragging him down to begin with.

[Inwoodian]

I get it. If the economy is good (now) but idiot sheeple think it's bad then a poll is better than reality. If the economy is faltering (late Clinton) but the idiot sheeple think it's good then a poll is better than reality. Either way it's the Republicans' fault and Bush's popularity drops.

[Freee-dame]

Americans continue to resist giving the nation's economy positive ratings, regardless of what so-called "hard" economic indicators may show.

regardless of facts....I guess the MSM propaganda machine is still working.

[oceanview]

gas prices
offshoring of jobs
what's happening with pensions

those 3 reason are why alot of americans don't see the economy as being good.

[winner3000]

"Independents... now are much closer to the negative attitudes of Democrats than to the more rosy views of Republicans."

Rosy? Try realistic! I'm afraid the MSM still has plenty of power to influence, including the ability to make people believe a lie even with realistic facts right in front of them.